Downing Aug. 8^th. 1779

Dear Sir

I received y^r kind letter of July 12^th with the satisfactory account. of the Duffs. The present Lord seems to act quite worthy of his descent: I will send you more proofs of the last prints by some private hand properly packed: & hope by lodging them with a friend in Warrington to get them conveyed by some of the medical gentlemen on their way to y^r university. I expect my son who comes down next week will bring y^r present of etchings from M^r Gough.

Be so good as to order M^r Donaldson to call on M^r Hixon in y^r name for a set of prints of M^r Cordiners prints: which will be the readier way of getting them. all perhaps will not be done, but enough to certify their design. M^r Hixon is my Copper plate printer & lives in Cecil street in the strand.

I have now just bought two works (long on the anvil) to conclusion. viz. the journey to London. being a descriptive historical Tour from hence to the capital, noting all that is remarkable on the road, which may serve to beguile its tediousness to travellers. the other is is [sic] a history & natural ^& commercial history of the Quadrupeds of N. america & the arctic regions with an introductory history of the countries.¹ but these both will lie by till better days; which I fear are not soon to be expected.

I am Dear Sir
with true regard yours

Th. Pennant.

Pray where is Braco?

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Editorial notes

1. Likely a version of Pennant's Arctic zoology (2 vols., 1784–5)